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Kezar Life Sciences (Kezar Life Sciences) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Kezar Life Sciences Financial Strength?

Kezar Life Sciences has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Kezar Life Sciences did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. As of today, Kezar Life Sciences's Altman Z-Score is -1.61.


Competitive Comparison of Kezar Life Sciences's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Kezar Life Sciences's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Kezar Life Sciences's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Kezar Life Sciences's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kezar Life Sciences's Financial Strength falls into.



Kezar Life Sciences Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Kezar Life Sciences's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.40 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-28.40 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $15.92 Mil.

Kezar Life Sciences's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Kezar Life Sciences did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Kezar Life Sciences's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(3.012 + 15.921) / 0
=N/A

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Kezar Life Sciences has a Z-score of -1.61, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -1.61 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Kezar Life Sciences  (NAS:KZR) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Kezar Life Sciences has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Kezar Life Sciences (Kezar Life Sciences) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4000 Shoreline Court, Suite 300, South San Francisco, CA, USA, 94080
Kezar Life Sciences Inc is a clinical-stage biotechnology company. It is engaged in discovering and developing novel small molecule therapeutics to treat unmet needs in autoimmunity and cancer. The pipeline consist of product candidates such as KZR-616, and the protein secretion program.
Executives
Morningside Venture Investments Ltd 10 percent owner MCCARTHY LEGAL SERVICES, 1188 CENTRE STREET, NEWTON CENTRE MA 02459
Nicholas Michael Mordwinkin officer: Chief Business Officer C/O KEZAR LIFE SCIENCES, INC., 4000 SHORELINE COURT, SUITE 300, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Franklin M Berger director 1000 MARINA BLVD, STE 200, BRISBANE CA 94005
Wallace Courtney director C/O BEAM THERAPEUTICS INC., 26 LANDSDOWNE STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Micki Klearman director C/O KEZAR LIFE SCIENCES, INC., 4000 SHORELINE COURT, SUITE 300, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Equal Talent Investments Ltd 10 percent owner THC MANAGEMENT SERVICES S.A.M. 2ND FLOOR, LE PRINCE DE GALLES 3-5 AVE DE CITRONNIE, MONTE CARLO O9 98000
Noreen Henig officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O KEZAR LIFE SCIENCES, INC., 4000 SHORELINE COURT, SUITE 300, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
John Franklin Fowler director, officer: CEO C/O KEZAR LIFE SCIENCES, INC., 4000 SHORELINE COURT, SUITE 300, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Christopher J. Kirk director, officer: President and CSO C/O KEZAR LIFE SCIENCES, INC., 4000 SHORELINE COURT, SUITE 300, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Marc Belsky officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O KEZAR LIFE SCIENCES, INC., 4000 SHORELINE COURT, SUITE 300, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Vassiliki Economides officer: SVP, Strategy & External Aff. C/O KEZAR LIFE SCIENCES, INC., 4000 SHORELINE COURT, SUITE 300, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Elizabeth Garner director 101 POOR FARM ROAD 3RD FLOOR, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Cormorant Asset Management, Lp 10 percent owner 200 CLARENDON STREET, 52ND FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Cormorant Global Healthcare Gp, Llc 10 percent owner 100 HIGH STREET, SUITE 1105, BOSTON DC 02110
Bay City Capital Llc 10 percent owner 750 BATTERY STREET STE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111